Business use

Software subject to licensing is purchased in the form of collective licences (multiple, campus, regional, state and federal licences) for official use.

This software may only be used for official use on university computers.

The procurement process is described in this guide as an example for Windows 10.

Software productPlatformLicence typeLicences
Microsoft Windows 10 (LTSC Releases)
Microsoft Windows 11 (Education oder LTSC Releases)
Operating systemCountry contract
free of charge
campus-wide, employees only
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Microsoft Windows Server 2025
operating systemcountry contract
free of charge
campus-wide, employees only
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021
Microsoft Office LTSC 2024
Microsoft Office 365
Windowscountry contract
free of charge
campus-wide, employees only
Microsoft Visio LTSC 2021
Microsoft Visio LTSC 2024
WindowsSingle user licence
Price on request
campus-wide, employees only
Microsoft Project 2021
Microsoft Project 2024
WindowsSingle user licence
Price on request
campus-wide, employees only
Sophos AntivirusWindows, Maccountry contract
free of charge
campus-wide, employees only
Adobe Acrobat Pro 2024
Adobe Photoshop Elements
Adobe Premiere Elements
Various
platforms
Single user licence
Price on request
campus-wide, employees only
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC
Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Adobe After Effects CC
Adobe Dreamweaver CC
Adobe Illustrator CC
Adobe InDesign CC
Adobe Photoshop CC
Adobe Lightromm CC
Various
platforms
Rental licence
(per person or
device)
Price on request
campus-wide, employees only
Adobe - other productsVarious
platforms
On requestcampus-wide, employees only
PDF-XChange ProWindowsCampus licence (free of charge)campus-wide, employees only

Teaching & Research

Software subject to licence is purchased in the form of collective licences (multiple, campus, regional, state and federal licences) for use in teaching and research.

This software may only be used on university computers.

Application areaProduct nameVersionPlatformLicence typeLicences  
ChemistryGaussian09 E0.1allcentral softwarecampus-wide  
ChemistryGaussView5Linuxcentral Softwarecampus-wide  
FEMAnsys13allcentral software
(exclusively for use in teaching)
(exclusively for use in teaching). teaching)1250
MathematicsMATLAB2018ballcountry licence   
StatisticsStatgraphics Windowscentral softwarecampus-wide  
StatisticsOriginPro9.6.5Windowscentral softwarecampus-wide  

 

Private use

The URZ has concluded a state-wide licence agreement (Campus Sachsen) for some software products that may be used privately by students of TU Bergakademie Freiberg on their home computers.

Product nameVersionPlatformLicence typeLicences
Microsoft Office 365Office 365 ProPlusWindowsFederal contractcampus-wide, students only